David’s Comments (group member since Apr 15, 2024)

David’s comments from the Friends of NavPress group.

Nathan wrote: "I choose by either seeing them on goodreads or by going to the publishing site or looking for other recommended books related to it or friends or family recommendations. I love Joyce Meyer as non f..."

Super helpful, thanks!

"God has given each of us a memory, a sensory-rich brain and body to perceive him in our own particular world--and in the midst of that world, to trust him."Nearing a Far God: Praying the Psalms with Our Whole Selves

"Sometimes we learn humility because we seek it. More often, it finds us sitting around thinking we are a little bit fabulous."Holiness Here: Searching for God in the Ordinary Events of Everyday Life

"Celebrate every day that you are tempted to give up but don't."The Hidden Face of God: Finding the Missing Door to the Father Through Lament

"To put it bluntly, if we do not use our gifts, we do not become who God wants us to be, and we do not do what God wants us to do."In Search of God’s Will: Discerning a Life of Faithfulness and Purpose

"Every decision we make matters. They shape our heart, define our character, and make up our life."In Search of God’s Will: Discerning a Life of Faithfulness and Purpose

Lines that linger from your favorite NavPress books.

Yeah, Ling Ma!

Friend recommendations are pretty significant for Christian nonfiction; several of the books I’ve read this year I was nudged toward by a friend.

Ah, that’s a good point. I approach fiction and nonfiction differently too. Fiction mostly from reviews—a review of Severance, which I just started, mentioned that the main character is a Bible publisher during an apocalyptic event; since I work in Bible publishing that sounded amazing! Also returning to authors I like. Nonfiction is more what I’m preoccupied with at the moment which tends to orbit the “felt need” thing but not totally emerge out of felt need.

I loved The Travelling Cat Chronicles, a short novel from a Japanese author, told from the perspective of the cat, as he is taken along on visits to various old friends of his human roommate. I was drawn to the quaint simplicity of the novel's premise--I've had good luck with Japanese novels involving cats--but I wasn't entirely emotionally prepared for what was actually going on in this book. Moving, gentle, feline, knowing.

Sell me on a book you love.

Thanks Carson. You have a good book sniffer!

NavPress turns 50 in 2025. Help us through our midlife crisis! How should we celebrate? What should we start doing? What should we stop doing? What should we keep doing?

We tend to gather, don't we? Authors have a gravitational pull. Sometimes it's a matter of personality force but those often wind up being weak ties. But some authors, like some artists and some musicians, put something in front of us that is propels us forward in a way we never forget. Who have those authors been for you?

I don't know about you, but my "Want to Read" list takes me past my life expectancy! How do you decide what you're going to read next? More particularly, how do you choose from among the centuries' worth of Christian literature when you're picking something Christian to read?